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Nor as deeply intelligent. I believe that contemporary series makers (with a few exceptions) take powerful and disturbing books ad turn them into cartoons. There is far too much Star Wars razzle dazzle, wham pow here; and not enough portrayal of real human violence, real human cruelty. Pullman's subtle and elegant understanding of dust has become the rebellion of an adolescent against the adult world. I had to make myself watch the last 3-4 episodes out of a loyalty to the book. The worst I can say about them is that I was bored.

When this series so desperately needs you? Hard to believe that the writers used contemporary slang - "gross" - in a series set in magic time. Why are most of the actresses thirteen? - except for the evil women. I admit that I kept watching, hoping for more scenes with The Witcher semi-naked. He is gorgeous. But, I also kept expecting the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog to emerge from a crevice in a cave - aaaarrrrgggghhhhhh.

Scorsese has said that the trouble with so may contemporary films is that they are patched together by committees of writers. I add that those committees are all under the double whips of Management and Algorithms. Not only have Scorsese and this brilliant, fearless and seasoned cast built a world and drawn us in, they have dealt with the hard reality of aging, loss and the inexorable passage of time. There are scenes with the old men which touched me in a way that no bunch of cute guys could have. Reviewers who critique that The Irishman moved to slow probably need to get off their phone and social media. Real life can move excruciatingly slow, especially when we have the courage to occupy it fully. Thank you, Scorsese and team, for creating a movie that, by itself, redeems 100% of the schlock we are now exposed to. And, thank you for being the polar opposite of somebody who would say, "Ok, Boomer."